Earlier this year, Edison Elementary School Principal Christine Swanson had to dress up like a duck after her students exceeded a dance-a-thon fundraising goal.

Now it’s her hair that’s at stake.

Swanson challenged her students to surpass the $8,200 they raised at last year’s Dance-a-thon.

“Last year if the school surpassed our goal I agreed to wear my duck costume all day and give each student a duck from my collection,” Swanson said. “This year if we surpass my goal the top fundraiser at each grade level gets to help cut my hair off for donation.”

They held their kick-off assembly Nov. 24 to show kids the various dances that will be done. The Dance-a-thon is set for Dec. 16.

Swanson has asked each student or family to raise $30. For every $1,000 raised school-wide, students will receive an award.

Staff members will do zany things when the school raises the following amounts:

•For $1,000 — Teachers will stand on the roof to welcome students in the morning.

•For $6,000 — Top fundraiser in each grade level will get to assist in cutting the principal's hair.

•More than $6,500 — Each student at school gets a duck from the principal's personal collection.

Staff will complete the above named tasks as the funds get turned in and the goals are met. In addition the top fundraiser from each classroom will get to have pizza lunch with the principal and the top fundraiser in the school will get to be “Principal for the Day.”

This is the school’s only fundraiser for the year. They will use the funds to fund school field trips, classroom magazine subscriptions, buy classroom supplies and whole-school needs and buy books for classrooms and the library.